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Without daunte. kim potter no matter what sentence she gets, eventually she will be celebrating holidays with her family so although they have a great sense of relief that there was some justice, they are not feeling great. >> i had the chaps to speak with dauntes mother katie bryant last night and reflecting on the whole trial i asked her about that moment when the jury asked the judge what happens if they cant reach consensus, couldnt reach consensus? let me play what she said. >> at that mome...

When she shot mr wright in the chest. the incident led to several nights of intense protests at a very sensitive time in the united states, and not far from the court where white police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trialfor the murder of a black man, george floyd. lets have a listen to kimberly potters tearful evidence in court. i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser!" and nothing happened. cries and then he told me i shot him. outside the court, daunte wrights mother, katie wright, ga...

Id love to ask you, antonio, because what were you thinking? because the jury, of course, asked earlier what would happen if they couldnt reach a consensus? was that a moment where you thought there was a potential this would not end not only in a guilty verdict but maybe even a hung jury? >> well, theres no question that thought went through my mind. but now that we have the benefit of hindsight what we really know happened is that there were two deliberations that happened. we had the first on...

Family members says they're happy about the guilty verdict for the former police officer, who fatally shot Wright in April. But they say it's not true justice.

Minnesotas justice system. inside the courtroom, we saw a very different kim potter from the one who cheerfully testified on the stand last week. as the verdict was read, she was stoic and had no visible reaction to hearing the jury found her guilty of first and second-degree manslaughter. outside the courthouse, a crowd broke in the celebration as that verdict was announced. minnesota attorney general keith ellison, whose office prosecuted the case, set his heart goes out to kim potter and her ...

Jury, who is checkered with anxiety, suspense, and at times agony. you likely remember katie brian, the mother of daunte wright, was the first to testify. many days she was inside of the courtroom reliving each moment as evidence was introduced, body camera video and still photos showing what happened that day. but this morning, the family is relieved and minnesotas attorney general keith ellison has a strong message for members of law enforcement, he spoke yesterday and you heard him live on ou...

Of manslaughter in the first degree while committing a misdemeanor on or about april 11, 2021 in the state of minnesota find the defendant guilty. we, the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree culpable negligence on or about april 11, 2021, in state of minnesota find the defendant guilty. >> the jury coming to that decision after more than 27 hours of deliberation over four days. its important to remember this all started with a traffic stop. potter said she meant to deploy he...

On a sunday afternoon in april. police in a minneapolis suburb ordered 20—year—old daunte wright from his car and were attempting to arrest him when things went terribly wrong. as daunte wright tried to escape, the officer wearing the body camera, threatening to taser him. but only once she pulled the trigger, did she realise shed mistaken her gun for a taser. kimberly potter was arrested three days after daunte wright died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. giving evidence in her own d...

Patients who need this drug. >> it is great news to have something that works. but, again, this is a lesson in getting in front of things, right, instead of being reactive. lets hope they get many more doses soon. thank you so much. in another major development in the last 24 hours, you saw it live on the air yesterday afternoon, former police officer kimberly potter convicted. she will spend christmas behind bars after being found guilty on two counts of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of ...

George Floyd’s murder set in motion shock waves that touched almost every aspect of American society. But on the core issues of police violence and accountability, very little is different.